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API Gateway API Key Needs to Be Rotated

Overview​

Changing API Gateway API keys on a regular schedule is a well-known security best practice because it shortens the period an access key is active and therefore reduces the business impact if it is compromised.

Vendor​

AWS

Cloud Service​

API Gateway

Input​

{"maxAgeInDays":{"label":"Max API key age in days","value":90,"type":"number"}}

Severity​

3

Item Types​

AWS::ApiGateway::ApiKey